having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
ground glass; frosted glass
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
feeling; sense; impression
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
staff identity card; employee ID card
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)